Emigdio "Dino" Palou Tanjuatco III (born January 12, 1970) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who has served as a representative for Rizal's second district since 2022 as a member of the

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Early life and career

Tanjuatco attended Ateneo de Manila University, where he completed his elementary (1983), secondary (1987), and tertiary educations, wherein he completed a

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major in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1991 and a

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degree in 1995. He passed the

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in 1996. Tanjuatco served as a member of the

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representing the province's second district for three terms from 2013 to 2022. In 2014, President

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appointed Tanjuatco as President and CEO of the Clark International Airport Corporation. He served from October 3, 2014, to August 19, 2016.

House of Representatives

In the

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, Tanjuatco successfully contested the seat for Rizal's second district, which was previously redistricted to form the

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and fourth districts of the province.

References

1970 births Living people Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Rizal (province) Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians Ateneo de Manila University alumni People from Rizal (province) Filipino politicians of Chinese descent Nationalist People's Coalition politicians Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino politicians Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians {{Philippines-congressman-stub